First World War Year 8 Flashcards
- In which year did the First World War break out?
July 28 1914
- In which year did the First World War break out?
July 28 1914
- Whose assassination in July 1914 led to the outbreak of the First World War?
Arch Duke Franz Ferdinand
- Name the two alliances involved in the First World War and name the countries in each
alliance.
(Triple entente: U.K., Russia, France ) (Triple Alliance: Germany Austria-Hungary Italy)
- Name two main battles in the First World War.
The battle of Passchendaele and the battle of the Somme
- What name is given to the fighting during the First World War when neither side was winning?
Stalemate
- Name the peace treaty that ended the First World War.
Treaty of Versailles
- Give three terms of this peace treaty?
100,000 men in army
No men in rhineland
Give any over seas colonies away.
What did hitler do that broke the peace treaty?
remilitarised the Rhineland and built up his army.
when did WW1 end?
11 November 1918
How long did WW1 last ?
What weapons were used a lot?
Tanks, barbed wire and the usual stuff eg gas machine guns.
What type of defence did the British and others end up using?
Trenches
Describe the features of trenches?
Hard to attack
easy to defend
muddy
wet
ratts
zig zag pattern of trenches
trench foot
what does BRAT stand for?
Blame
Reparations
Armed forces
Territory
What did Germany have to do after the end of WW1?
They had to do brat
Blame - take all blame of WW1
Reperations- pay 6.6billion
Armed forces- reduced to 100,000, no air force, no tanks or submarines.
Territory- all territory was lost of overseas colonies, and land in Europe.
Name 5 WW1 battles
Ypres
Somme
pascendale
Aimes
Jutland
What is the armistice and when was it?
A contract signed to end a war. And it was signed in 11/11/1918
what was the sclieffen plan?
It as a German plan where they would go through Belgium to the France by surprise.
